Open AccessApplication of microscopy technique and high performance liquid chromatography for quality assessment of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. (Heshouwu)
Author(s) -
Li Liang,
Zhongzhen Zhao,
Ting-Guo Kang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.141788
Subject(s) - polygonum , chromatography , high performance liquid chromatography , chemistry , traditional medicine , medicine
The technique of microscopy has been applied for identification of Chinese materia medica (CMM) since decades. However, very few scientific publications report the combination of conventional microscopy and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) techniques for further application to quality assessment of CMM.